Monica Centanni#
| Membership Number: | 7028 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLASSICS & ORIENTAL STUDIES |
| Elected: | 2024 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ITALY |
| Homepage(s): | https://monicacentanni.academia.edu |
| ORCID: | 0000-0002-1425-2968 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2018 - 2024 Full Professor of Greek Language and Literature at Università Iuav di Venezia teaching: Dramaturgy and the origins of the Theatre; Iconology and the Classical Tradition
- 2019 - 2024 Full Professor of Greek Language and Literature at Università di Catania, teaching: Greek and Latin Dramaturgy; Greek Culture and the Classical Tradition
- 2017 - 2024 Full Professor at Venice International University, teaching: Art and Architecture in Renaissance Venice
- 2014 - 2024 Member of the PhD Board on the Scuola dottorale di Storia delle Arti, Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia
- 2006 - 2024 Director of ‘ClassicA’, Centre for Research and Studies on Architecture and The Classical Tradition at Università Iuav di Venezia
- 2000 - 2024 Director of the Journal “La Rivista di Engramma. La tradizione classica nella memoria occidentale (The Classical Tradition in Western Memory)” http://www.engramma.it
- 2002 - 2018 Associate Professor of Greek Language and Literature at Università Iuav di Venezia teaching: Greek and Latin sources for the History of Art and Architecture; Dramaturgy and the origins of the Theatre; Iconology and Classical Tradition
- 2002 - 2014 Member of the PhD Board on the “History of Architecture” Università Iuav di Venezia
- 2009 - 2018 Visiting Professor at the Università di Catania, teaching: Ancient Dramaturgy
- 1996 - 2003 Visiting Professor at the Università di Bologna, teaching: History of Classical Culture in Medieval Art; History of the Classical Tradition in European Art
Fields of Scholarship
- Iconology and history of art
- Ancient theatre
- The Classical Tradition
- Aby Warburg and Mnemosyne Atlas
- Renaissance studies
- The transition from Paganism to Christianity, from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
- The culture of Late Antiquity (Hellenistic novel)
Honours and Awards
- since 2019 Member of Accademia Olimpica of Vicenza, for the section: Literature and Arts
- 2008 “L’ombra di Dioniso” awarded for “Re-writing Myths”, X Edition of Extramoenia. Comunicare l’antico, rassegna di cultura classica (17th May 2008, Giardini di Naxos)
- 2007 “E-Contents Italian Award” for the on-line Journal “La Rivista di Engramma”
- 2005 “Premio Monselice” (for the best Italian translation) for Eschilo. Tutte le tragedie, I Meridiani, Mondadori Editore, Milano 2003
